Schooling in the Pacific Islands

Schooling in the Pacific Islands: Colonies in Transition is the third book in a three-volume series describing education in selected countries of Oceania and the Asian regions bordering the Pacific.
Organized into 10 chapters, this book begins with a general outlook on the colonization and schooling in Oceania. Subsequent chapters detail Oceania schools' social and historical backgrounds, the goals of education, the structure and size of the schooling enterprise, administration and finance, curriculum development, the supply of educational personnel, and problems and prospects for the future. Individual island countries covered include Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, New Caledonia and the Society Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, American Samoa and Western Samoa, Tonga, and The Cook Islands.

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1 Colonization and Schooling in Oceania

Representative Islands of Oceania

The Nature of Colonialism and of Independence

The Contents of Chapters 2 through 9

References

2 Papua New Guinea

Geographic and Social Influences

The Evolution of Educational Goals and Structure

The Current System

Curricula and Teaching Methodology

Personnel Supply

Nonformal Education

Problems and Prospects

From Classical Colonialism to Partial Independence

References

3 The U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Micronesia)

Demographic and Social Conditions

Missionaries - Schooling Until 1914

Education in Japanese Times - 1914-1945

Schooling in the U.S. Trust Territory - 1945-1980s

Future Problems and Prospects

Summary

References

4 New Caledonia and the Society Islands

Social and Historical Backgrounds

Modern-Day Sociopolitical Conditions

The Goals of Schooling

Schooling Structure and Enrollment Patterns

Educational Administration and Finance

Teaching Personnel

The Population of Pupils

Curricula and Teaching Methods

Educational Innovations

An Evolving Pacific Adaptation of French Schooling

References

5 Vanuatu

Geographic and Social Foundations

The School in Society

The Size and Structure of Formal Education

Administering the Schools

Curriculum Development

Personnel Supply

The Future

From Condominium to Independence, 1970 and 1983

References

6 Fiji

The Arrival of Missionaries, the British, and Indians

Goals of Education

The Structure and Size of the School System

Educational Administration

Curriculum Development

Supplying Educational Personnel

Future Prospects

Mid-Colonialism to Independence, 1925-1983

References

7 American Samoa and Western Samoa

Traditional Samoan Life and the Missionary Effort - Prehistory to 1900

Education in American Samoa - 1900-1980s

Education in Western Samoa - 1900-1980s

The Two Samoas - From Classical Colonialism Toward Self-Reliance, 1930s and 1980s

References

8 Tonga

The Geographic and Historical Setting

Education's Historical Backgrounds

The Education System's Structure and Size

Administration and Finance

Curricula and Examinations

Supplying Educational Personnel

Problems and Prospects

The 1880s and 1980s Compared

References

9 The Cook Islands

Backgrounds of the Present-Day School System

The Goals of Present-Day Schooling

The Educational Structure

Administrative Structure and Finance

Educational Personnel

Trends in Curriculum Development

Educational Assessment

Future Trends

Comparing Benevolent Colonialism with Self-Governance

References

10 Country Comparisons and the Future

Colonies in Transition - Past and Present

Country Comparisons - Education in the 1980s

Future Prospects and Problems

Conclusion

References

Index

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